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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

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Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
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Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 296

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    Long ago there were many trades.
    The men made everything they wanted for themselves.
    They made their own ploughs and harrows and nothing came in from foreign lands.
    The women spun flax and made their own sheets and towels.
    They also spun wool that made the blankets and their husbands' coats and some of their own wear.
    The men made their own big baskets
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tawnagh, Co. Mayo